Hugh MacLennan's first novel is a compelling romance set against the
horrors of wartime and the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of December 6,
1917, now available as a Penguin Modern Classic.
In the winter of 1917, Penelope Wain is convinced her love, Neil Macrae,
is dead--killed in action while serving overseas. That he apparently
died in disgrace does not alter her love for the soldier who,
unbeknownst to her, has returned to Halifax to clear his name, only days
before a catastrophic explosion in the Harbour will forever change their
lives.